Dr. Tim Uhl discussed Pope Leo XIV's October Apostolic Letter " Drawing New Maps of Hope " with Faustin Weber on his podcast, Catholic School Matters . The document was issued on the "60th anniversary of the Conciliar Declaration Gravissimum educationis " and owes much of its structure to a close reading of that document. However, Pope Leo highlights the big change in the last 60 years: " a complex, fragmented, digitized educational environment" (1.2) and one which requires p

Published in 2025 by Meaghan Crowley Sullivan of LMU's iDEAL Institute , The Catholic Companion Framework For Technology and Innovation: Faithful Guidance for Catholic Educators Navigating Technology, Artificial Intelligence,& Innovation seeks to be "an invitation to reflect, to engage, and to act" in our Catholic community (4). It is certainly a solid initial first step in how our schools and educators can engage with the problems and solutions AI presents. Before diving i

One of my reading goals for 2026 is to re-read Ann Garrido's trilogy on redeeming the aspects of leadership that feel "icky" in ministry and nonprofit. The books are all worth reading and reflecting on; prior to application to the daily practice of a school leader. So rather than pursue my usual review format - review followed by assessment. These Review-ishes will be more of a digital notebook offering up what I see as highlights especially in the context of school leadershi

One of my reading goals for 2026 is to re-read Ann Garrido's trilogy on redeeming the aspects of leadership that feel "icky" in ministry and nonprofit. The books are all worth reading and reflecting on; prior to application to the daily practice of a school leader. So rather than pursue my usual review format - review followed by assessment. These Review-ishes will be more of a digital notebook offering up what I see as highlights especially in the context of school leadershi

This week's review is on AI Goes to Church by Todd Korpi.  There is a clear need for our religious leaders to think deeply about AI and its role in ministry, institutions, and society - especially in its contrast to human nature. Todd Korpi, a protestant professor and church leader, seeks to do so in AI Goes to Church. Korpi struggles to engage directly with deeper theological or philosophical issues; focusing on a pastoral response. Korpi proceeds systematically, establishi

These are in no specific order and I'll try to include a note on accountability - but based on my reading and research, here's where I think we will go in 2026. The fundamental hallucination error of LLMs won’t be fixed but will be worked on I increasingly agree with those on the outside that big data and training cannot fix the hallucination problem - a crucial deficit for broader AI adoption and deployment - especially in sensitive industries. In 2026, this will continue to

A review of the magazine issue from the Bishop Barron-led Word on Fire Institute. A beautifully-produced magazine that serves as just the...

The Better Pastor: A Fable  by Patrick Lencioni Clocking it at 101 pages, The Better Pastor aims to provide - in story form - simple...

From the Catechism of the Catholic Church 1879-1884: The human person needs to live in society. Society is not for him an extraneous...

For the general public is being reduced to a state where people not only are unable to find out about the truth but also become unable...

Part One: Paragraphs 1-11, Sections 1 and 2; Introduction and Contra Socialism Part Two: Paragraphs 12-31, Sections 3 and 4; Society and...

Part One: Paragraphs 1-11, Sections 1 and 2; Introduction and Contra Socialism Part Two: Paragraphs 12-31, Sections 3 and 4; Society and...

Part One: Paragraphs 1-11, Sections 1 and 2; Introduction and Contra Socialism Reminder: This is my untrained analysis of Pope Leo XIII's...

With the election of Pope Leo XIV and his cognizant choosing of the name Leo to draw a connection to his predecessor, Leo XIII, from the...